…Obama reaffirms federal support in visit to Flint Teachers’ protests of budget cuts cause DPS shut down Obama met with residents and local leaders to discuss the water crisis By LYDIA MURRAY, LARA MOEHLMAN and BRADLEY WHIPPLE Summer Managing News Editor, Summer Editor-in-Chief, and Summer Managing Editors FLINT, Mich. — Standing before a crowd of more than 1,000 residents at Flint Northwestern High School on W...…
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…3 NEWS Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com City Council passes budget despite resident comments $370 million budget represents $10 million decrease from previous year By BRIAN KUANG Summer Daily News Editor Ann Arbor’s $370 million bud- get for the 2017 fiscal year was subject to a public hearing at Monday’s City Council meeting at Larcom City Hall. At the meeting, city residents also expressed their...…
…4 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION LARA MOEHLMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF JEREMY KAPLAN EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR BRADLEY WHIPPLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. I attended Commencement to support the seniors in my life who’ve taught me to be critical of the world and try to c...…
…ELISE JAYAKAR | MICHIGAN IN COLOR I grew up hiding behind my mom’s light, long legs at grocery stores, burying my head into the cart-made skid marks and hoping no one pointed at the spectrum that lay between our skin. Meijer was terrifying. I worried that my big-hearted mother would again be labeled my “nanny” by some lady juggling a box of Cheez-Its and toilet paper. Even today, I can still feel the sting of the word “nanny” bra...…
…6 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ARTIST PROFILE ‘Ahead’ a fake but lively biopic By MADELEINE GAUDIN Daily Arts Writer This spring is starting to feel like a music biopic-heavy season in the middle of a music biopic resurgence. Some, like “Amy,” have master- fully captured the torment and hardship of their troubled stars, while others, like the forthcoming “Nina,” have sac- rificed sub...…
…7 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ‘Views’ fails to impress ALBUM REVIEW Despite all the hype, Drake fails to deliver what’s expected. By MATT GALLATIN Daily Arts Writer ‘Views’ is a concept. It was incept- ed by a tweet in 2014, and subse- quently swelled over two years into a commercial force spanning minimal- ist billboards and predictable Snap- chat filters. Before the album was even r...…
…8 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 “Dragnet” star Jack 5 Campus military prog. 9 Die-hard 13 Gillette razor 14 Bridal path flower piece 15 Hindu princess 16 Apply crudely, as paint 17 Samuel on the Supreme Court 18 To be, to Tiberius 19 “Fiddler on the Roof” song 22 “What a relief!” 24 Continental trade gp. 25 Ritzy residence 26 Corned be...…
…New facility improves and de-stigmatizes mental health care for young patients By ALEXA ST. JOHN Daily Staff Reporter The Nyman Family Unit for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Wellness, a new pediatric inpatient psychiatric unit within C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, opened April 4. The unit is a structural and techno- logical improvement from the previ- ous unit located in the Health System’s old chil- dren’s hospita...…
…Sophomore forward Chatman to transfer By ORION SANG Summer Managing Sports Editor Close to two months ago, Kam Chatman hit a game-winning three pointer against Indiana that propelled the Michigan men’s basketball team to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals and the NCAA Tournament. It appears that will be the most memorable moment of the sophomore forward’s career in Ann Arbor. As first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Goodman and late...…
…11 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Ferlic qualifies for U.S. Olympic Trials By ORION SANG Summer Managing Sports Editor When Mason Ferlic reached the finish line of the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Invitational last Sunday, the first thing he did was look up at the scoreboard. And when he saw that he had finished with a time of 8:28.77, he couldn’t help but feel discouraged...…
…‘M’ Softball Academy provides perspective By ORION SANG Summer Managing Sports Editor Just like the last series against Penn State, this weekend’s series against Rutgers is important for the No. 2 Michigan softball team in its chase for another Big Ten conference title. But before the Wolverines take on the Scarlet Knights, they will participate in an event that, according to coach Carol Hutchins, should allow her players a...…
…Ann Arbor, MI Trading in the maize and blue Former quarterback Steven Threet shares the reasons behind his transfer SEE PAGE 11 Curbing smokers' rights an injustice Why the University's ban on outdoor smoking is nothing but huff and puff SEE PAGE 4 ARTS 'Wolverine' not sharp enough Unrealistic special effects ruin X-Men's latest trip to the silver screen SEE PAGE 9 SPORTS 'M' baseball falls flat in Columbus The Wolverines dropped two games be...…
…2 Tuesday, May 5, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com New research center at the 'U' Federal funds will enhance study of alternative energy By STEPHANIE STEINBERG Daily News Editor Thanks to the United States Department of Energy funding a $19.5 million Energy Frontier Research Center at the Univer- sity, researchers will be better equipped to harness alternative energy forms. President Barack Obama's American Recovery and Reinvest-...…
…Tuesday, May 5, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 '09 faces tough job market Graduates must be patient while career hunting By ANNIE THOMAS Daily Staff Reporter For the class of 2009, graduat- ing from the University and leav- ing Ann Arbor is a venture into uncharted territory. After entering the Big House as students and living as graduates, the recent graduates have headed off to take jobs and start new proj- ects all over th...…
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…Tuesday, May 5, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 'Wolverine' Woes Oberst's latest a true team effort The latest chapter in the X-Men saga disappoints with lackluster effects BY ANDREW LAPIN Daily Film Editor Even by superhero movie stan- dards - hell, even by "X-Men" movie standards - "X-Men Ori- ' gins: Wolverine" looks remark- X-Men ably fake. Take Origins: aside the screen saver-quality Wolverine backgrounds for 20th a minu...…
…10 Tuesday, May 5, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com OBERST From Page 9 record's air of liberation. There are no rules on Outer South. Include a synth-tinged pop song about having sex on an airbed sung by the band's guitaristtSure, call it "Air Matress." How about an Oberst-only folk tune that could've fit right in on Bright Eyes's 2002 effort Lifted or The Story is In the Soil? Yes sir, and name it "White Shoes" and damn all if it...…
…Tuesday, May 5 , 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11l THREET SPEAKS Daily Sports Writer Joe Stapleton sits down in an exclusive interview with the soon-to-be Sun Devil QB Steven Threet Stapleton: Why Arizona State? Threet: The first thing I looked at for any school I was going to go to was the offense they run and the coaching staff. Arizona State, I feel it fits me offensively with the type of offense they run, it's a pro-style ...…
…12 Tuesday, May 5, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue falters in Big Tens Af leo d The3 came of the Big' in the t close. B continu( days, fin Mich lege to Blue Cc The We Purdue strokes nament Soph boosted on the f score o' ter first round were the worst of the eleven Big Ten teams on Saturday, shooting ad, Wolverines a 302 - five shots more than any other team. rop to eighth "It was disappointing because even going into the ...…
…OPINION Take personality tests out of job applications While the job market may be tight, it's not tight enough to reject people for jobs because of online personality tests. See Page 4 ARTS "Iron Man" brings life to old genre Robert Domney Jr. shines as the high-tech hero in the surprising- ly above-average new superhero movie. See Page 8 SPORTS Belleville blues The No. 11 Michigan roming team finished fifth of seven teams at the Big Ten Rowi...…
…2 Monday, May 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Coleman: Minority enrollment down In Detroit, 'U' president talks recruitment changes By LINDY STEVENS Daily Staff Reporter After months of speculation, Uni- versity President Mary Sue. Cole- man confirmed suspicions about a drop in the University's minority enrollment in a speech Wednesday. "I can tell you that our numbers are down," Coleman said to a group of 75 people gathered ...…
…Monday, May 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com New dean joins faculty Architecture prof. has won awards for "green" buildings By JILLIAN BERMAN Daily StaffReporter Internationally-renowned architect Monica Ponce de Leon, who has designed buildings in cit- ies like New York, Paris and Tokyo, willnextturnher attentiontoAnn Arbor. The University announced her appointment as the new Dean of the Taubman College of Archi- tecture and ...…
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…81 Monday, May 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com PRIMARY From Page 1 Despite the candidates' pleas, though, some are convinced the end-of-the-year stress will keep some students from the polls tomorrow. Recognizing that college stu- dents largely flock to Obama's message of hope and change, Nathan Ashworth, chapter coor- dinator of Ball State University's Students for Obama, said he is "a little bit concerned" that some students...…
…Monday, May 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 With help, Madge delivers By SASHA RESENDE brass sound effects over Daily Arts Writer Timbaland's pulsating beats add to this effect, creating a Madge isn't ready to give song you can shake your ass up her rightly-earned Queen to on a night out at Rick's of Pop crown - or the uber- or on an otherwise boring sexualized superstar image drive to work. The song is that propelled her to...…
…10 Monday, May 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CANDY From Page 9 Stefani impression. As with the last track, these added vocals sound somewhat out-of-place, although they will clearly be a popular addition for clubgoers who are also gettin' their booties down. With a balanced mix between Timbaland's "Promiscuous Girl"- esque beats ("Candy Shop") and the simple poppy splendor that put Madonna on the map ("Incredible"), Hard Can...…
…Monday, May 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 Blue too focusedfor late-season slump v ast season, the Michigan baseball team had all but clinched the regular-season Big Ten cham- pionship with almost a month to play before the . conference tour- nament. But then, it dropped 2-of-4 games to lowly ANDY Illinois, ateam REID the Wolverines should have easily swept but seem- ingly overlooked. The team's first non-winning confere...…
…- ~ Monday, May 5, 2008 1The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ost ' 'limps to t at Big Tens By ACE ANBENDER For the Daily BELLEVILLE - It was a dreary, overcast day at Belleville Lake for the Big Ten Rowing Championships on Saturday. No. 11 Michigan's performance matched the weather, strug- See a gallery gling to with this article a fifth- www michigandaily.comr place fin- ish in the seven-team tournament. The Wolverines finished 60 points ...…
…Summer Weekly Cb l i g u wwwrmichigandaily.com One hundred twelve years ofeditorialfreedom State Street bookstore I Monday May 5. 2003 down for an exclusive inter- view with Uni- versity president Mary Sue Coleman. Page 3 OP/ED Columnist Jason Pessick explores what various religions have to offer their followers. Page 4 ARTST t held up at gunpoint By Victoria Edwards "This is definitely a concern to us. It is an area Daily News Editor where...…
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…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 5, 2003 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 SRAVYA CHIRUMAMILLA JASON PESICK letters@michigandaily.com Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY W STUDENTS AT THE Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials refect the opinion of UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not SINCE 1890 necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan Daily. ve...…
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…ATe Msidg www.michigandaily.com Courtesy of Saddle Creek I'm sad. Baliad of Bight Eyes Hey bub, I'm like Elvis ... but with claws! By Niamh Slevin Daily Arts Writer By Graham Kelly Daily Arts Writer ICONCERT PREVIEW Bright Eyes is the brainchild of Conor Oberst, a catholic prep- school kid from Omaha, Neb. At 13 Oberst had already recorded his first independent album on a four- track. By 14, he had formed Com- mander Venus with some budd...…
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… ARTS BRIGHT EYES Continued from Page 9 As Bright Eyes' success has grown, so has the fan base. At live shows you will now find an equal number of undergraduate English majors and adolescent girls, who adore Conor Oberst for his senti- mentality, honesty and, perhaps above all; his Jimmy Fallon-esque good looks. What is most exciting about Bright Eyes shows, however, is the unpredictability. Oberst has been The Michigan Daily - Monday, May ...…
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…14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 5, 2003 Blue plays best golf at Big Tens Six harriers qualify By Ian Herbert season," Michigan coach Andrew Sapp below 300 was in October at the For the Daily said. "But we definitely ended the sea- Wolverine Invitational. Michigan barely son on a positive note. The team missed a complete sub-300 tournament, for N C A A reg on s The season came to an early, but improved throughout the season, and recording...…
